As the conflict between the United States and China deepened to the point of being called the "New Cold War," the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Senate unveiled a bipartisan bill summarizing the countermeasures that the government should take against China, in which Okinawa The parliament has made clear its opposition to China, such as clearly stating the defense obligations of the prefecture's Senkaku Islands.
The US Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee unveiled a new bipartisan bill called the "Strategic Competition Law" on the 8th.
The bill spans 280 pages and lists a wide range of countermeasures against China that the US government should take.
Of these, with regard to allies, Japan will be positioned as an "extremely important ally" along with South Korea and other countries to deepen security and economic cooperation, while allies have defense capabilities to protect common interests. It is said that it will promote the improvement of.
In addition, it clearly states that the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture are "reconfirmed that they are subject to Article 5 of the Japan-US Security Treaty, which stipulates defense obligations by the United States."
In addition, the bill will strengthen relations with Taiwan and will not limit exchanges between high-ranking officials, and will force it in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, saying that "priority is given to the protection of basic freedom and human rights in US-China relations." It will impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in labor.
Regarding the bill, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Menendez said, "It is an unprecedented bipartisan attempt to mobilize all means to counter the challenge by China," and Congress has taken a stand against China. It is clear.